| A | B |
| Caused England to tax the colonists | French & Indian War |
| Proclamation of 1763 | stated colonists couldnt cross App Mts. |
| Tax on printed goods | Stamp Act |
| Intolerable Act | Closed Boston Harbor, banned asseblies |
| Caused tension with England | Taxes and Restrictions |
| Put G. Washington in charge of militia | 2nd Continental Congress |
| Main colonial agrument | "No Taxation without Representation" |
| July 4th 1776 | Colonists declare independence from England |
| Patriots | fought for independence |
| Colonial civil disobedience | Boston Tea Party |
| Colonial propaganda/civil disobedience | Boston massacre |
| Patrick Henry | Spoke out against British taxes |
| Samuel Adams | Patriot who led the Sons of Liberty |
| Paul Revere | Silversmith and Engraver |
| Thomas Paine | Influenced colonists to gain independence |
| Benjamin Franklin | Negotiated colonial alliance with France |
| Mercy Otis Warren | Female patriot writer |
| John Paul Jones | Established the US Navy |
| Bernanrdo de Galvez | Protected ships in New Orleans |
| Haym Solomon | Jewish Financier |
| Marquis de Lafayette | Frenchman who assisted the colonists |
| Crispus Attucks | Killed at the Boston Massacre |
| Wentworth Chesswell | Warned that the British were approaching |
| James Armistead | Colonial Spy |
| Valley Forge | Washington's troops spent bad winter |
| Lexington and Concord | 1st battles of the Am. Rev. |
| Turning point battle of the Am. Rev. | Battle of Saratoga |
| Washington captures Cornwallis | Battle of Yorktown |
| Treaty of Paris | Ended the American Rvolution |
| Civil Disobedience | Civilians protesting the government |
| Propaganda | used to influence public opinion |
| Listed in the Dec. of Independence | Colonial grievances |
| Tyranny | Ruler with absolute power |
| Tariff | Tax on imports |